Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement ...

One person has died after an incident involving a tractor in Kononi, Clutha, this afternoon. Police were called to the ...

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was thrust into the IPL spotlight as its youngest debutant and the 14-year-old announced himself in spectacular style with a massive six off the first ball he faced.

A body has been found in the search for a 75-year-old Dunedin woman missing since Thursday afternoon. Police are urgently ...

A social media ban could push children towards consuming harmful content in secret as experts warn it is not a blanket ...

Former Covid-19 Response minister Chris Hipkins has admitted there were a number of things the former government got wrong ...

The family of a man who vanished from Auckland Airport on Friday say there have been reports of possible sightings, and ...

The Ministry of Education is consulting on whether consent education should be made compulsory in schools. Community tensions ...

Woolworths has been required to take action to address the risk a cracked chimney at the old Dunedin Gasworks could collapse ...

Several townships on both sides of the Coromandel Peninsula - all popular holiday destinations for Easter Weekend - have been ...

Fire and Emergency say crews were forced to rely on tanker water to put out a devastating and dramatic blaze at a country pub and hotel in South Taranaki. Several townships on both sides of the ...

Community tensions will surround the release of convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy from prison, and Palmerston North doesn't want him back, its mayor says.